Kansas Historical Society - Hours
The regular hours for Kansas Historical Society facilities are listed below. Sites are closed on state holidays. See our calendar for special events and follow links for further information about planning your visit.
In Topeka:
Office hours
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
1 - 5 p.m. Sunday
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
1 - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Scheduled tour hours
State historic sites:
Constitution Hall State Historic Site, Lecompton
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
1 - 5 p.m. Sunday
Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site, Studley
Exterior self-guided tours
Dawn to dusk
May - September
Interior guided tours
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday (closed noon - 1 p.m.)
October - April
Exterior self-guided visit
First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site, Fort Riley
April - October
1 - 5 p.m. Friday - Sunday
Fort Hays State Historic Site, Hays
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
Goodnow House State Historic Site, Manhattan
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, subject to staff availability
2 - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday
Grinter Place State Historic Site, Kansas City
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site, Hanover
April - September
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
Iowa and Sac & Fox State Historic Site, Highland
Self-guided walk-through site open dawn to dusk daily
John Brown Museum State Historic Site, Osawatomie
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
Kaw Mission State Historic Site, Council Grove
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site, near Trading Post
Self-guided walk-through site open dawn to dusk daily
Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site, near Pleasanton
April through October
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
September through March
Self-guided walk-through site open dawn to dusk daily
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site, near Republic
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, Pawnee Rock
Self-guided walk-through site open dawn to dusk daily
Red Rocks State Historic Site, Emporia
April through October
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday
Open for special events throughout winter
Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site, Fairway
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
